Postdoctoral research associate in pharmacological study of retinal degeneration
A postdoctoral associate position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Yuanyuan Chen in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Chen lab is interested in the molecular mechanisms that cause retinal degeneration and they use pharmacological methods to find effective treatment to prevent or delay vision loss. Our areas of interest include: 1) rhodopsin metabolism and its role in photoreceptor survival in retinitis pigmentosa; 2) purine metabolism and photoreceptor degeneration, 3) new drug screening methods using retinal culture, 4) role of orphan GPCR in retinal function. The lab uses interdisciplinary in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo research platforms to investigate these areas. The Chen lab has published high impact research papers in Nature Communications and FASEB Journal. The PI holds three pending patents and an active R01 grant. For more information, please visit our webpage:
https://ivy00chen.wixsite.com/chenlab
Interested candidates should sent a cover letter and curriculum vitae with contact information for three references to cheny1@pitt.edu.
About the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine:
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is one of the fifteen best schools of medicine in research and #5 in NIH funding in U.S. The Department of Ophthalmology (
http://www.ophthalmology.pitt.edu/) is led by a world-renowned physician scientist of inherited retinal degeneration, Dr. José-Alan Sahel. The department faculty are part of a vibrant and highly interactive basic and clinical neuroscience research community of the University of Pittsburgh, including the Center for Vision Restoration (
http://www.foxcenter.pitt.edu), the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute (
http://www.braininstitute.pitt.edu/), the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh (
http://www.cnup.pitt.edu), the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative disorders (
https://www.pind.pitt.edu) and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (
http://www.upmc.com/about/facts/pages/default.aspx).
Qualifications of the candidate:
o Ph.D. in pharmacology, biochemistry, pharmacy, neuroscience or relevant field of biomedical sciences, or M.D. of Ophthalmology.
o At least one first-author publication in one of the following fields: Ophthalmology/Vision Science, Protein misfolding, pharmacology, biochemistry.
o A highly motivated and responsible scientist with demonstrated capability of working independently with strong troubleshooting skills, quick learning and teamwork spirit.
o Experience in biochemistry or animal studies are preferred.
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